George Ancona

George Ancona is an American award-winning photo essayist, author and illustrator of children's books. He was born in New York, and currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 2002, Ancona received the Washington Post Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award.

quick facts

Birthdate:	December 4, 1929
Birthplace:	New York
Age:	82

Honors and Awards

Year	Award	Work
2000	Nominated - Pura Belpré Award for Illustration	Barrio: Jose's Neighborhood
1996	Nominated - Pura Belpré Award for Illustration	Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead

Written works by George Ancona

Handtalk zoo
Charro
Cuban Kids
Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead
Capoeira

Title	Published	Genre
Handtalk zoo
Charro		Children's literature
Cuban Kids		Children's literature
Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead	1993	Children's literature
Capoeira		Children's literature
Self Portrait		Biography
Helping Out		Children's literature
The piñata maker =
Mis Abuelos/ My Grandparents		Biography
Fiesta fireworks
The golden lion tamarin comes home
Mayeros		Children's literature
Powwow		Sociology
Mi casa =
Mi Barrio/my Neighborhood (Somos Latinos
The Aquarium Book		Children's literature
Earth daughter
The American family farm
Mi escuela =
Carnival		Children's literature
Mis Quehaceres/my Chores		Children's literature
Harvest		Children's literature
Mis amigos =
Carnaval
Let's dance!
Mis Bailes/my Dances (Somos Latinos
Mi familia =
El piñatero/ The Piñata Maker
Fiesta U.S.A.
Dancing is
In city gardens
Viva Mexico!
Barrio: Jose's Neighborhood	1998	Children's literature
Mis Juegos/ My Games
Tartarugas marinhas
Let's Eat
The Pirate Maker/El Piratero
Growing older
Mi Musica/my Music
Team work
Freighters
Ricardo's day
Bananas
It's a baby!
And what do you do?
The People
The Fiestas
Sheep Dog
The Past
The Folk Arts
Monsters on wheels
Man and mustang
Mis Comidas/My Foods
Riverkeeper
I Feel Picture Book of Emotions
My camera
Monster movers
Murals
Mi Casa/My House
Getting together
Mis Fiestas/ My Celebrations
Come and Eat
Make a Pinata
I feel
Pablo recuerda
Turtle watch
City! San Francisco
El día de Ricardo
Cutters, Carvers and the Cathedral
George Ancona, Then and Now
The Foods

Places George Ancona has lived

Map showing Places Lived by George Ancona

Marker	Location	Population
A	New York	19,465,197

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